Figgy Duff was a Canadian folk-rock band from

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, Canada. They played a major role in the Newfoundland cultural renaissance of the 1970s and 1980s. Formed in 1976 by Noel Dinn, who named the band after a traditional

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, Figgy Duff travelled across Newfoundland, learning traditional songs and performing them with distinct elements of

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. They began working with

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early, though the album that resulted has yet to be released. Instead, they released their independent self-titled debut album: ''Figgy Duff'' in 1980. The album was also released by Ottawa-based Posterity Records. It was followed by ''After the Tempest'' in 1982. Through the next thirteen years, Figgy Duff continued touring and released three more albums: ''Weather Out the Storm'' (1989), ''Downstream'' (1993) and the compilation ''Retrospective'' (1995). The band's line-up changed several times, but the core of Noel Dinn and Pamela Morgan, singer-songwriter, stayed the same. ''Weather Out the Storm'' was nominated for a 1991 Juno Award. Dinn died of cancer in 1993, and Morgan disbanded Figgy Duff soon after. The band has since reunited three times, once in 1999 for a silver anniversary tour, again in summer 2008 to celebrate the release of a CD of live recordings from the bands' previous reunion, and for the 2016 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, featuring Aaron Collis on accordion.

Discography

*1980: ''Figgy Duff'' *1982: ''After the Tempest'' *1989: ''Weather Out the Storm'' *1993: ''Downstream'' *1995: ''Retrospective'' *2008: ''Figgy Duff Live Silver Reunion''

References

External links

Figgy Duff
official site at Amber Music
Figgy Duff – Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, v. 2, p. 62Figgy Duff in The Canadian Encyclopedia
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Figgy Duff Musical groups established in 1976 Musical groups disestablished in 1995 Musical groups from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian folk rock groups Celtic fusion groups 1976 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador 1995 disestablishments in Canada Canadian Celtic music groups